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i'm glad you played that clip from rush limbaugh because in a lot of ways karl rove and rush limbaugh are very much the same. they're both using the same sort of know-nothing crowd, the people in the hinterlands who are angry, who don't understand why the country is changing, who don't understand the new america they don't feel comfortable in. they're both using them to sell a product. for rush limbaugh it's to get his advertisers there because terrestrial radio is dying and he has to keep his show going. for karl rove it's the accumulation of power by tricking people. he doesn't necessarily -- >> terrestrial radio. young lady, you've done it again. you're teaching me this business i'm in. what is terrestrial radio -- >> radio as opposed to satellite, xm as oppose the to -- >> when is the first time -- >> when is the first time you used that term in your life? >> only because i used to be in the radio business. when you're in radio -- >> it's like e.t. terrestrial radio. >> but karl rove needs a raison d'etre, a reason to exist. he needs -- >> i know french. >> i know you know french.
i'm glad you played that clip from rush limbaugh because in a lot of ways karl rove and rush limbaugh are very much the same. they're both using the same sort of know-nothing crowd, the people in the hinterlands who are angry, who don't understand why the country is changing, who don't understand the new america they don't feel comfortable in. they're both using them to sell a product. for rush limbaugh it's to get his advertisers there because terrestrial radio is dying and he has to keep his...
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while steve king, tea party general, joe walsh, rish limbaugh, mark levin, paul brown, all the inhabitants of the could could nest because karl rove is drawing lines in the sand. want republicans to win, cut out the crazies. beat the democrats stop giving them easy targets, rape candidates and stop making the democrats look smart and reasonable by running stupid and crazy candidates. the joy is i have to say this, it's really quite funny, each of the right wing factions thinks they are the sane ones, the ones that have to protect the party from the others. tonight, the duel of the death drives deeper, do or die, fight to the death, winners run against hillary clinton. the losers say it's not their fault they lost. wait a minute. that doesn't make any sense and neither does this fight on the right for the right to say you're right and with me tonight are two msnbc political analysts joy reid of the grio and david corn from mother jones. it's a joy to watch this, watch rove running around as a new matt dillon cleaning up the party, cleaning up main street from all the bad guys when, in fact,
while steve king, tea party general, joe walsh, rish limbaugh, mark levin, paul brown, all the inhabitants of the could could nest because karl rove is drawing lines in the sand. want republicans to win, cut out the crazies. beat the democrats stop giving them easy targets, rape candidates and stop making the democrats look smart and reasonable by running stupid and crazy candidates. the joy is i have to say this, it's really quite funny, each of the right wing factions thinks they are the sane...
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the difference between pat and limbaugh, he's not selling it. he believes everything he says, whether you like it or not. >> i don't care whether glenn beck or rush limbaugh bheesh what they say or not. >> i do. >> it's an interesting academic discussion. the outcome is the same. and you get these people riled up and now karl rove wants to try to put this angry genie back into the bottle and you say no. >> you don't focus on the integrity? i know you do. newt gingrich went after the art tex i am uopposed to boston. of bill yars financing a boss to pick candidates in 50 states. and grassroots small town conservatism. no one person it. he's a walking etch a sketch. >> it's absolutely absurd. but without irony, he changes position on this stuff. that's why he's newt gingrich. >> well congratulations on the hubris monday night. >>> coming up, look who's becoming the face for administration. joe biden. it's almost that funny. it's serious business to fight guns. guns -- for gun safety, you have to be for guns. he's laying the groundwork for 2016. he'
the difference between pat and limbaugh, he's not selling it. he believes everything he says, whether you like it or not. >> i don't care whether glenn beck or rush limbaugh bheesh what they say or not. >> i do. >> it's an interesting academic discussion. the outcome is the same. and you get these people riled up and now karl rove wants to try to put this angry genie back into the bottle and you say no. >> you don't focus on the integrity? i know you do. newt gingrich...
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going to be limbaugh. it's going to be in the house gop where this morning raul labrador who yesterday was presented as the sensible face in the house gop on immigration and basically came out and said a pathway to citizenship and will not pass this chamber. that's the problem marco rubio faces. just like any senate republican is that you have a house republican caucus that is still very much beholden to the far right wing of that party. >> if he comes out looking reasonable, that's a win for him. >> how do you define reasonable. do they even want a reasonable -- >> lo look at last year's crop. is giving the espn to the state of the union a good thing or in the words of one of my producers -- is it like ok the cover of "sports illustrated?" it's both an honor -- a gift and a curse. >> i still remember senator jim webb's 2006 during the bush period. he came out with a populous message that today really, you know, is one that is mainstreamed in the democratic party. it still needs -- >> that's one end of the
going to be limbaugh. it's going to be in the house gop where this morning raul labrador who yesterday was presented as the sensible face in the house gop on immigration and basically came out and said a pathway to citizenship and will not pass this chamber. that's the problem marco rubio faces. just like any senate republican is that you have a house republican caucus that is still very much beholden to the far right wing of that party. >> if he comes out looking reasonable, that's a win...
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rush limbaugh. now, ari, you are in a little room with no audience. >> this is a little room. >> no, you know, applause lines. so that is -- >> i have it right here. i mean -- >> so so i don't know. you know, it is hard to judge this thing because of the water thing. because -- how did he do? >> the water throws it off. the dry mouth, which rush limbaugh said about three times which i really appreciated. but there is something real here. which is when your rise is based on nothing, your fall can also be based on nothing. >> oh, yeah, that makes sense. >> let's take a look at where the bar was set. he had to do better than bobby jindal did. let's just put the two of them together and see how they did. >> good evening, and happy mardi gras. >> false choices like the one the president laid out tonight. the choice is not just between big government or big business. >> sam stein, which is better? looking a little goofy, walking up to the microphone, and then saying happy mardi gras, which i think threw a
rush limbaugh. now, ari, you are in a little room with no audience. >> this is a little room. >> no, you know, applause lines. so that is -- >> i have it right here. i mean -- >> so so i don't know. you know, it is hard to judge this thing because of the water thing. because -- how did he do? >> the water throws it off. the dry mouth, which rush limbaugh said about three times which i really appreciated. but there is something real here. which is when your rise is...
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that is rush limbaugh world. >> he is kind of loveable. he is sad, they should just rename the party the peace, love and puppy's party and have everybody over and have a slumber, it is hilarious to watch the despair on the right. >> there is no opposition if they're not questioning where he was born every day and attacking him. >> because what they have been doing the last four years is opposing what obama does, even if it is things they wanted to do. the last election preferred that the american people preferred obama's policy and preferred him to them. now he will be a version -- slightly more conservative, i don't get it. >> let's listen to what rush limbaugh said about the new marketing plan. >> it seems like every day a new republican goes to the microphones to offer an opinion about what they need to do, in order to reverse their fortunes. and i think it is time they stopped telling everybody what they need to do and just do it. you never tell people what the marketing plan is, because then you give people a chance to resist it. >> r
that is rush limbaugh world. >> he is kind of loveable. he is sad, they should just rename the party the peace, love and puppy's party and have everybody over and have a slumber, it is hilarious to watch the despair on the right. >> there is no opposition if they're not questioning where he was born every day and attacking him. >> because what they have been doing the last four years is opposing what obama does, even if it is things they wanted to do. the last election...
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the difference between pat and limbaugh, he's not selling it. he believes everything he says, whether you like it or not. he may not like it at all. >> i don't care whether glenn beck or rush limbaugh believe what they say or not. >> i do. i do. >> it's an interesting academic discussion. the outcome is the same. and you get these people riled up, and now karl rove wants to try to put this angry genie back into the bottle and you say no. >> you don't try to focus on the integrity? i know you do. newt gingrich went after the architect himself. gingrich wrote this this week. he says i am unalterably opposed to a bunch of billionaires financing a boss to pick candidates in 50 states. this is the opposition of the republican tradition of freedom. that is the system of tammany hall and the chicago machine. it should be repugnant to every conservative and every republican. he's a walking etch a sketch. >> it's absolutely absurd. but without irony, he changes position on this stuff. that's why he's newt gingrich, i guess. >> great having you on, joy. y
the difference between pat and limbaugh, he's not selling it. he believes everything he says, whether you like it or not. he may not like it at all. >> i don't care whether glenn beck or rush limbaugh believe what they say or not. >> i do. i do. >> it's an interesting academic discussion. the outcome is the same. and you get these people riled up, and now karl rove wants to try to put this angry genie back into the bottle and you say no. >> you don't try to focus on the...
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rush limbaugh doesn't help the party. he is an entertainer whose show actually does drag down republican and conservative candidates, i believe. >> and yesterday, the american conservative union announced that sarah palin will speak at cpac, so they're keeping the dream alive at cpac. >> the dream will never die. >> right, but at least sarah palin doesn't go out there and actually run and lose for republicans. she at least has that grace not to run. >> she knows that before she can run again, right? >> i think she knows how that would play out. >> so sam, this struggle is something that -- is extra difficult for rove, now, because he is also coming off a losing season in politics. >> yeah, and whenever you have a losing season, rove's lifeline is basically the big money in the republican party. and the natural question is why would you keep funding somebody who had a huge collapse in the last election cycle. the only question for why they would do that is because there is no one else to fund and there is just so much mone
rush limbaugh doesn't help the party. he is an entertainer whose show actually does drag down republican and conservative candidates, i believe. >> and yesterday, the american conservative union announced that sarah palin will speak at cpac, so they're keeping the dream alive at cpac. >> the dream will never die. >> right, but at least sarah palin doesn't go out there and actually run and lose for republicans. she at least has that grace not to run. >> she knows that...
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i'm glad you played that clip from rush limbaugh because in a lot of ways karl rove and rush limbaugh are very much the same. they're both using the same sort of know-nothing crowd, the people in the hinterlands who are angry who don't understand why the country is changing, who don't understand the new america they don't feel comfortable in. they're both using them to sell a product. for rush limbaugh it's to get his advertisers and he has to keep his show going. for karl rove it's the accumulation of power by tricking people. he doesn't necessarily. >> terrestrial radio. young lady, you've done it again. you're teaching me this business again. i'm in. >> radio as opposed to suspect xm -- >> i used to be in radio. >> when is the first time you used that term in your life? >> only because i used to be in the radio business. when you're in radio -- >> it's like e.t. terrestrial radio. >> but karl rove needs a reason to exist. he needs -- >> i know french. >> i know you know french. >> he needs a reason to exist. the tea party has gotten their market share of the republican product, so
i'm glad you played that clip from rush limbaugh because in a lot of ways karl rove and rush limbaugh are very much the same. they're both using the same sort of know-nothing crowd, the people in the hinterlands who are angry who don't understand why the country is changing, who don't understand the new america they don't feel comfortable in. they're both using them to sell a product. for rush limbaugh it's to get his advertisers and he has to keep his show going. for karl rove it's the...
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. >> vintage rush limbaugh. in the months since then the obama administration has sought to quell controversy by proposing an expanded set of rules. ones which increase the types of nonprofits that can opt out of the affordable care acts contraception mandate while insuring that employees in need of birth control have access to free contraception. the new policy outlined by the department of health and human services on friday guarantees that employees at really just nonprofits like universities, hospitals, and charities, still have access to free contraception coverage, but it allows the institutions to avoid having to pay for the contraception directly. instead, insurance companies will pick up the tab. in addition, the rule broadens the types of institution that is can opt out of the mandate. no longer would a nonprofit have to site the promotion of religious values as its purpose or primarily employ persons who share the same religious beliefs or primarily serve people who share the same religious tenants in
. >> vintage rush limbaugh. in the months since then the obama administration has sought to quell controversy by proposing an expanded set of rules. ones which increase the types of nonprofits that can opt out of the affordable care acts contraception mandate while insuring that employees in need of birth control have access to free contraception. the new policy outlined by the department of health and human services on friday guarantees that employees at really just nonprofits like...
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limbaugh -- mr. beck are actually hurting republicans more than they think they've been helping them? >> well, that may be, martin, but it strikes me as a little bit toot convenient here because where would rush limbaugh be and glenn beck be if it weren't for republican officials and leaders raising them up in prominence, giving them interviews, reacting to them? they in many ways created their own monsters in the republican party, so now it would be a little -- look, joe scarborough has been on both sides. he's been in the media and he's been a congressman, so he can speak with some authority on it. but i would just be a little bit skeptical that it's not the republican officials who have caused their own problems. >> okay. well, joy, we're hearing now there's been this criticism of rush limbaugh and so on on fox news and now fox news in answering that critique has appointed herman cain as one of their employed contributors. >> well, that will fix everything. problem solved. >> obviously he had a fe
limbaugh -- mr. beck are actually hurting republicans more than they think they've been helping them? >> well, that may be, martin, but it strikes me as a little bit toot convenient here because where would rush limbaugh be and glenn beck be if it weren't for republican officials and leaders raising them up in prominence, giving them interviews, reacting to them? they in many ways created their own monsters in the republican party, so now it would be a little -- look, joe scarborough has...
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. >>> plus look out rush limbaugh. he's being called out by a conservative. and i'm applauding. >>> plus, the one and only mya angelou joins "politicsnation," the iconic activist on disrespect of president obama and more. big show ahead. stay with us. my insurance rates are probably gonna double. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? campbell's has 24 new soups that wiand over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> have you joined the "politicsnation" conversation on facebook yet? we hope you will. today this newly released photo of the president editing his inauguration speech was a big hit. we asked folks to tell us their favorite line from any obama speech. pat's favorite, the size of your checkbook shouldn't determine your child's future. karen's favorite is, only in america is my story possible. s
. >>> plus look out rush limbaugh. he's being called out by a conservative. and i'm applauding. >>> plus, the one and only mya angelou joins "politicsnation," the iconic activist on disrespect of president obama and more. big show ahead. stay with us. my insurance rates are probably gonna double. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of...
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and that's what happened with rush limbaugh. he is very immediate oaker in his criticism. number two, i know a little bit about award shows ago chaired the image awards and served on the committee this year. first of all, you don't invite yourself to be a presenter at an awards show. and kudos to the producer that came up with this concept to have the first lady step out of the governor's dinner and present it. you know -- and, you know, you are absolutely right. karen's absolutely right. i remember the criticism that jacqueline kennedy had after following mrs. eisenhower. michelle obama is not nancy reagan. she's not jacqueline kennedy. she has established a new standard for first ladies and people on the right, you might as well get used to it. she's cool. she's funny. she's smart. she's everything that we in our community, we've always known michelle obamas. and maybe that's part of the problem. >> she's the first lady, karen. >> that's right. i want to say, and don't forget, she is the first lady of the united states of america. and just as when laura bush appeared on
and that's what happened with rush limbaugh. he is very immediate oaker in his criticism. number two, i know a little bit about award shows ago chaired the image awards and served on the committee this year. first of all, you don't invite yourself to be a presenter at an awards show. and kudos to the producer that came up with this concept to have the first lady step out of the governor's dinner and present it. you know -- and, you know, you are absolutely right. karen's absolutely right. i...
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rush limbaugh appeared at a loss to explain the boehner op-ed. >> why would republicans support something that does what boehner says it's going to do? i don't have an answer. i can't explain it to you. all i know is that it doesn't make any sense. >> at the same time, the white house is embracing boehner's message and says it makes their point for them. >> the president believes it is essential that we avoid these cuts. it is bad policy. the speaker himself says it is bad policy. >> with me now, former louisiana democratic senator john bro and former congressman tom davis. tom, i'm going to start with you, can you explain the john boehner message? and does he really want to find a solution here or does he have to appease conservatives? >> first, you got to do both. you got to appease the conservatives first. the cr wasn't a good fight. >> continuing resolution. >> right. >> got to speak a little english. >> they lose to fight. this is their best fight. and they got to show their base they're willing to follow through. i think they'll follow quickly with an appropriation bill for the rest
rush limbaugh appeared at a loss to explain the boehner op-ed. >> why would republicans support something that does what boehner says it's going to do? i don't have an answer. i can't explain it to you. all i know is that it doesn't make any sense. >> at the same time, the white house is embracing boehner's message and says it makes their point for them. >> the president believes it is essential that we avoid these cuts. it is bad policy. the speaker himself says it is bad...
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he's clearly in the way he's articulated that to rush limbaugh and others, will look for an excuse to say he tried. >> dana millbank, thank for stopping by. >> might pleasure. >>> up next, what newlyin sealed documents reveal about one of the most notorious gangsters of all-time. and i'm not talking about biggy smiles. we'll go inside the mind of alleged crime boss and killer, whi whitey bulger, next. with the spark miles card from capital one, bjorn earns unlimited rewards for his small business. take these bags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjorn's small business earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? ahh, oh! [ garth ] great businesses deserve unlimited rewards. here's your wake up call. [ male announcer ] get the spark business card from capital one and earn unlimited rewards. choose double miles or 2% cash back on every purchase every day. what's in your wallet? [ crows ] now where's the snooze button? [ crows ] i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out f
he's clearly in the way he's articulated that to rush limbaugh and others, will look for an excuse to say he tried. >> dana millbank, thank for stopping by. >> might pleasure. >>> up next, what newlyin sealed documents reveal about one of the most notorious gangsters of all-time. and i'm not talking about biggy smiles. we'll go inside the mind of alleged crime boss and killer, whi whitey bulger, next. with the spark miles card from capital one, bjorn earns unlimited rewards...
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first of all, if you listen to that crowd in the nation, that's limbaugh, beck, 30 years of these guys being fed by theant sta by the entertainment -- >> you think it has -- >> this is a victimhood that country is stole out from there them. it is sold by these guys on talk radio. these guys are stealing wur country, whether it is black people, brown people -- >> when you drive around and you listen to rush and you hear him talk about immigrant like they are stomping on the white man's grave, do you think they are crazy, showman, manipulators are they really believe it. >> i think they use these people because that's the way they make money. they are listening to this and they already feel their economic situation is worse than their parents. they need someone to blame. and have you rush and beck and savage and they say, it is those people who are getting into n your schools and taking over your neighborhood. i get e-mails from these people saying, all of you people, all of you minority are on welfare. and you play this piece, chris, real quick, where the guys threw back in john mccain'
first of all, if you listen to that crowd in the nation, that's limbaugh, beck, 30 years of these guys being fed by theant sta by the entertainment -- >> you think it has -- >> this is a victimhood that country is stole out from there them. it is sold by these guys on talk radio. these guys are stealing wur country, whether it is black people, brown people -- >> when you drive around and you listen to rush and you hear him talk about immigrant like they are stomping on the...
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that's limbaugh, beck. this is 30-something years of these guys being fed by the entertainment complex on the rights. >> you think so? >> i get -- >> do you think they were educated to those opinions? >> i think it plays into already a feeling of sort of victimhood that the country is somehow being stolen out from under them. >> that's rush. >> that's been stoked by rush, stoked by these guys on talk radio saying these people are taking your country whether it's black people or brown people. i get e-mails from these people. >> when your driving around and you're listening to rush and you hear him talk about femmei nazis and minorities like they're all stomping on the white man's grave and that nonsense. what is your reaction? do you think they're crazy, showmen, manipulators or do they really believe it? >> i think they're using these people because that's the way they make money. they stoke these people's sense of victimhood. they feel their economic situation is worse than their parents'. they need somebo
that's limbaugh, beck. this is 30-something years of these guys being fed by the entertainment complex on the rights. >> you think so? >> i get -- >> do you think they were educated to those opinions? >> i think it plays into already a feeling of sort of victimhood that the country is somehow being stolen out from under them. >> that's rush. >> that's been stoked by rush, stoked by these guys on talk radio saying these people are taking your country whether...
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rush limbaugh's quote. ashamed of america. folks, he may have finally lost it. big show tonight on msnbc. stay with us. ♪ it's a longs walk to d.c., but i've got my walking shoes: i can't take a plane, bus or train because my money ain't that long ♪ ♪ we believe ♪ we believe ♪ that you love us still ♪ so i'm going under to wipe away my tears ♪ [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst sinus symptoms, plus that annoying cough. [ breathes deeply ] ♪ oh, what a relief it is! [ angry gibberish ] so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your c
rush limbaugh's quote. ashamed of america. folks, he may have finally lost it. big show tonight on msnbc. stay with us. ♪ it's a longs walk to d.c., but i've got my walking shoes: i can't take a plane, bus or train because my money ain't that long ♪ ♪ we believe ♪ we believe ♪ that you love us still ♪ so i'm going under to wipe away my tears ♪ [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] a lot of sinus products...
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it made rush limbaugh uncharacteristically humble today. he had to admit there is something even he doesn't understand. >> boehner, echoing obama, in "the wall street journal," in answer to a question, the republicans support the sequester. they're on record as supporting it, even though it is obama's idea. they support it. it is the only way we're going to get budget cuts. the question is why would republicans support something that does what boehner says it is going to do? threatens u.s. national security? thousands of jobs could be lost. boehner is calling the cuts deep, when they're not. no, i do not have an explanation. i don't think that there is a reasonable explanation. i don't understand it. don't have an answer for you. it is too simple to chalk this up to incompetent. it may be that, but i don't have an answer, i can't explain it to you. all i know is that it doesn't make any sense. >> and since we are once again in a political and governing territory where we have never been before, those of us who use political models of the pa
it made rush limbaugh uncharacteristically humble today. he had to admit there is something even he doesn't understand. >> boehner, echoing obama, in "the wall street journal," in answer to a question, the republicans support the sequester. they're on record as supporting it, even though it is obama's idea. they support it. it is the only way we're going to get budget cuts. the question is why would republicans support something that does what boehner says it is going to do?...
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. >> now, limbaugh says the president has been trashing his own country. well now is limbaugh who is doing the trashing. yesterday he said he was ashamed of america. and today he is not backing down from that statement. >> it makes me ashaemed that we have sunk and distended to this level. in politics, in order for the left to be able to advance, they require ignorance. >> he's ashamed. the american people must be ignorant. and get this, his buddies on the right are backing him up. >> it is embarrassing when the president is a demagogue who goes around the world apologizing for america. >> this is embarrassing. >> listen to what rush said. it's insulting to continue to insult the intelligence of the american people. and i don't have a problem with what he said. look, 51% of the voters elected barack obama. 4% 449% of us are not that stupid. that's what he is saying. >> language accusing the president of being ashamed of this country. these guys need a wine party. w-h-i-n-e. not w-i-n-e. joining me now is chris hayes. conservatives are just getting how amer
. >> now, limbaugh says the president has been trashing his own country. well now is limbaugh who is doing the trashing. yesterday he said he was ashamed of america. and today he is not backing down from that statement. >> it makes me ashaemed that we have sunk and distended to this level. in politics, in order for the left to be able to advance, they require ignorance. >> he's ashamed. the american people must be ignorant. and get this, his buddies on the right are backing...
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it's like when rush limbaugh speaks and everybody hides in a cave because they're afraid of rush limbaugh. this guy, no matter what he said, if it has a racial tinge, they don't call him out on it, nobody seems to do it on the republican side. >> and it's mind-boggling to me, chris, because the polls are absolutely clear, an overwhelming number of americans disagree with wayne lapierre on this stuff, and where are the moderate republicans? where are the jim gerlachs and charlie dents and charlie fitzpatricks in the philadelphia suburbs? do they think this is acceptable stuff? are they going to stand and hide behind, you know, a curtain and not come out and say stuff? what will they do when it comes time to cast their votes? will they vote to eliminate high capacity magazines? are they going to vote to eliminate assault rifles? will they vote to make universal background checks the law of the land? are they going to vote for that gun trafficking bill that congressman cummings is talking about? it's time that we call those guys on the carpet and said, who are you for? us or the nra? >> well
it's like when rush limbaugh speaks and everybody hides in a cave because they're afraid of rush limbaugh. this guy, no matter what he said, if it has a racial tinge, they don't call him out on it, nobody seems to do it on the republican side. >> and it's mind-boggling to me, chris, because the polls are absolutely clear, an overwhelming number of americans disagree with wayne lapierre on this stuff, and where are the moderate republicans? where are the jim gerlachs and charlie dents and...
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everybody is out of town, and limbaugh is answering him isn't that a victory. >> limbaugh continues to be the dominant voice in the conservative movement. he commands listeners he's on every day three hours a day. the problem republicans have is rush limbaugh becomes their face and voice and tone of that party. too many are following his way. look, the results are the results. the republicans lost the presidency. they double down on beating obama on healthcare. they double down to beat obama to slash government spending. they doubled down on obama to invade another country and they lost. when you have no leadership these democrat gods like limbaugh are able to rise above that. >> michael: what do they do--let's talk about what they do on march 1st. the republicans are going to keep losing and losing. >> you have speaker john boehner controlled by the republicans. he's caught between a rock and a hard place. he's caught between the tea party movement and trying to be responsible leader. he can't be both. and you've got the senate, who--i mean, you have speaker bane who are has said, i'm
everybody is out of town, and limbaugh is answering him isn't that a victory. >> limbaugh continues to be the dominant voice in the conservative movement. he commands listeners he's on every day three hours a day. the problem republicans have is rush limbaugh becomes their face and voice and tone of that party. too many are following his way. look, the results are the results. the republicans lost the presidency. they double down on beating obama on healthcare. they double down to beat...
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and did they also throw rush limbaugh under the bus? find out next on news watch. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. >> stephanie wolf a visiting assistant professor at west liberty university west virginia. instructed her students to keep a journal of news reports about politics, news sources included the economist, the bbc, huffington post, but the top two banned sources onion, which the assignment wrote was not news, is literally a parody and number two, fox news. she wrote the tag line, fox news makes me cringe. please do not subject me to this biased news station. i would almost you
and did they also throw rush limbaugh under the bus? find out next on news watch. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou...
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and did they also throw rush limbaugh under the bus? find out next on news watch. >> stephanie wolf a visiting assistant professor at west liberty university west virginia. instructed her students to keep a journal of news reports about politics, news sources included the economist, the bbc, huffington post, but the top two banned sources onion, which the assignment wrote was not news, is literally a parody and number two, fox news. she wrote the tag line, fox news makes me cringe. please do not subject me to this biased news station. i would almost you rather print off an article from the onion. well, following some unexpected reaction from press presser wolf allows fox to be used as a source, we've broken through. >> i'm glad and i'm sure this professor is going to have a great career in academia because they just love this stuff, but you know, i love the idea of the bbc and the huffington post being fair and balanced. >> why do we scare people so much? >> we should give professor wolf a shoutout. for making her cringe, we're doing ou
and did they also throw rush limbaugh under the bus? find out next on news watch. >> stephanie wolf a visiting assistant professor at west liberty university west virginia. instructed her students to keep a journal of news reports about politics, news sources included the economist, the bbc, huffington post, but the top two banned sources onion, which the assignment wrote was not news, is literally a parody and number two, fox news. she wrote the tag line, fox news makes me cringe. please...
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and, right now, what you have is karl rove and rush limbaugh out there. and the fact of the matter is at the end of the day, you have to govern something. you have to get people on your side. and you can't do that by throwing bombs. you can't do that be mean, nasty, yelling rhetoric. a lot of candidates on a daily basis pound the podium and say they're going to do this and going to do that. it's not under the purview of the office, most of the time. and the other part of it is it's a dictatorship. >> isn't a lot of what they're representing, because, to say it civilly doesn't mean it's still in the interest of the american people. so to have better manners but still bad policy, how is that going to work out for you? >> well, look, look at obama with obama care. i think the issue was polling said it was vastly unpopular. he didn't come back to the table and say i'm going to pull back on that. he pressed for it and got the people on his side. i don't think it's an issue on the republican side of wild ideas or messed up policy. it's the fact that we did a ho
and, right now, what you have is karl rove and rush limbaugh out there. and the fact of the matter is at the end of the day, you have to govern something. you have to get people on your side. and you can't do that by throwing bombs. you can't do that be mean, nasty, yelling rhetoric. a lot of candidates on a daily basis pound the podium and say they're going to do this and going to do that. it's not under the purview of the office, most of the time. and the other part of it is it's a...
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marco rubio. >> and so congressman, you know, here we have limbaugh who is cheering on marco rubio for immigration reform. am i in the "twilight zone?" >> no, but you have seen the raw and the most offensive form of expediency that you will see for a long time. but i believe that the key to that and in mr. rubio's proposals and the senators came up with the skeleton and the flesh needs to be put together, and the family uniication has to be central to this. the issue of the road map for citizenship, and what does it look like, because the proposal is to create a road map and limit the number of resources to unify families, it is a self-defeating proposition. you know, the issue of security, and the president was right, those cannot be tethered together. they have to be separate. before we talk about layering more money, and more detentions, and more and more, let's look at the efficiency and the use of the $18 billion a year enforcement in the southern bord border, and let's look at that before there's a knee-jeshgs reaction to say, put security front and center again, and that is all
marco rubio. >> and so congressman, you know, here we have limbaugh who is cheering on marco rubio for immigration reform. am i in the "twilight zone?" >> no, but you have seen the raw and the most offensive form of expediency that you will see for a long time. but i believe that the key to that and in mr. rubio's proposals and the senators came up with the skeleton and the flesh needs to be put together, and the family uniication has to be central to this. the issue of...
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i brought up limbaugh because he started the revolution of sorts on the right. and he's got all these copycats that have been copying him, trying to be mini-rushes. we've got thousands of mini-rushes, and they want to get a bigger audience and make more money. you've got to say more and more outrageous things every day, and it's hurting the cause. >> the question for republicans, do they want that model to be the model that defines their political being, or do they want to win elections and have a chance to make policy? the schism in the republican party reminds me in some ways of the schism you had to fix back in the late '80s, early '90s. you were able to do it. i think for the body of politic overall, we benefit when there's a stronger republican party because both parties have to compete for ideas. right now my party -- and i'm happy about it -- we have a lopsided win across the country. >> by the way, james will tell you, that can go away overnight. >> if you don't understand the christie model, whether you take all of it or parts of it, is the model of vic
i brought up limbaugh because he started the revolution of sorts on the right. and he's got all these copycats that have been copying him, trying to be mini-rushes. we've got thousands of mini-rushes, and they want to get a bigger audience and make more money. you've got to say more and more outrageous things every day, and it's hurting the cause. >> the question for republicans, do they want that model to be the model that defines their political being, or do they want to win elections...
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that republicans would be very upset if there were a double-dip recession in a political sense as rush limbaugh and others have stated, they may be in a stronger position if the economy goes back into recession. then the president and his majority party will be less powerful. so they actually have a political incentive. >> hang on a second, dana. you're saying something that's troublingly close to the idea that they spent the first four years undermining this president and obstructing him in the hope that the economy wouldn't work for him at the election. now you're implying they're happy to destroy the economy for his second term. that is exactly what i'm saying. so you're saying that republican politicians are happy to tank the economy, push us into a recession for the benefit of their own political purposes. >> i don't know if i'd say they're happy to, martin. their constituents are going to suffer as well. but when you dom one of these deadlines like we're going to have at the end of the month, they have a little bit less of an incentive to blink here. that may have the rosy effect of bring
that republicans would be very upset if there were a double-dip recession in a political sense as rush limbaugh and others have stated, they may be in a stronger position if the economy goes back into recession. then the president and his majority party will be less powerful. so they actually have a political incentive. >> hang on a second, dana. you're saying something that's troublingly close to the idea that they spent the first four years undermining this president and obstructing him...
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i have yet to hear an elected official take on rush limbaugh ever on any issue. it's still the hard right that makes the noise. thank you. tom davis, not a member of the hard right. >>> up next, republicans have been trying to to make it harder for minorities to vote, and now the supreme court of the united states is considering whether a key part of the 1965 voting rights act should be struck down. that's section five. that's the one that makes every state check out any changes in its election law with the justice department. this is "hardball," the place for politics. stress sweat is different than ordinary sweat. it smells worse. get 4x the protection against stress sweat. introducing new secret clinical strength stress response scent. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. >>> senator frank lautenberg of new jersey is set to retire next year. newark mayor corey booker is in good shape
i have yet to hear an elected official take on rush limbaugh ever on any issue. it's still the hard right that makes the noise. thank you. tom davis, not a member of the hard right. >>> up next, republicans have been trying to to make it harder for minorities to vote, and now the supreme court of the united states is considering whether a key part of the 1965 voting rights act should be struck down. that's section five. that's the one that makes every state check out any changes in its...
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>> rush limbaugh sided, you'll be happy to know this if you don't already, with the tea party this week arguing that rove's plan will bring in moderate candidates. here is what he said. >> the establishment republicans, the inside the beltway establishment types, remember, these are the people, they supported charlie crist over marco rubio. these are the brains, these are the guys that are going to protect the republican party from you. they also opposed rand paul. and, remember, they supported arlen specter over pat toomey and on and on. there are countless examples. the bottom line is they don't have any better record at picking winners than the quote, unquote, amateur tea party types do. and even when they pick winners, what do we end up winning? we get squishy republican moderates. >> also with us is willie brown, the former mayor of san francisco. mayor, weigh in on this. i will ask you to do something that won't come naturally to you. put on a hat for the different side of the isle and be the politician and advise them on which path should they now travel? >> they really should tr
>> rush limbaugh sided, you'll be happy to know this if you don't already, with the tea party this week arguing that rove's plan will bring in moderate candidates. here is what he said. >> the establishment republicans, the inside the beltway establishment types, remember, these are the people, they supported charlie crist over marco rubio. these are the brains, these are the guys that are going to protect the republican party from you. they also opposed rand paul. and, remember,...
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to sort of have a highlight reel there, highlight reel on rush limbaugh's show. i think that is what he's after, and, again, he is finding some footing among tea party folks, among ultra conservatives. that is his goal. normally senators come in, they put their head down, and they sort of follow the rules and follow the rules of seniority, and he is not doing that. but i will say in that clip ultimately john mccain brushes him back and says, listen, we're not here to improve hagel's -- impugn hagel's character, and he comes to hagel's defense. >> i got to end this tonight by saying and advice, good advice i think to senator cruz, you're starting off with a great education and great potential. demagoguery is not a great career choice. if you look at all the demagogues from huey long to father coughlin, joe mccarthy and onwards, they don't get along very well very long. make another move, senator. you still got time. nia-malika henderson, thank you. and wayne slater. >>> up next, marco rubio's big gulp might be the moment that defines the guy. other iconic moments
to sort of have a highlight reel there, highlight reel on rush limbaugh's show. i think that is what he's after, and, again, he is finding some footing among tea party folks, among ultra conservatives. that is his goal. normally senators come in, they put their head down, and they sort of follow the rules and follow the rules of seniority, and he is not doing that. but i will say in that clip ultimately john mccain brushes him back and says, listen, we're not here to improve hagel's -- impugn...
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and this was rush limbaugh during the presidential campaign last year. >> what was hitler more concerned with? propaganda. did hitler succeed for a time? yeah. he did. what was clinton more concerned with, truth or propaganda? what's obama more concerned with, truth or propaganda? >> so, it would appear that invoking hitler and the philosophy that led directly to the holocaust is perfectly fine when it's applied to the president but not when it comes to karl rove. conservative hypocrisy on
and this was rush limbaugh during the presidential campaign last year. >> what was hitler more concerned with? propaganda. did hitler succeed for a time? yeah. he did. what was clinton more concerned with, truth or propaganda? what's obama more concerned with, truth or propaganda? >> so, it would appear that invoking hitler and the philosophy that led directly to the holocaust is perfectly fine when it's applied to the president but not when it comes to karl rove. conservative...
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today, rush limbaugh came out in favor of obama care. >> these are not the drones you're looking for. >> actual footage, president obama skeet shooting at the white house. look at this. >> pull. >> the white house released president obama skeet shooting but nobody bothered to find out what he's actually shooting at. we have it. take a look. >> mitt romney's son, tag -- tag. >> you're it. >> denying reports he will run for senate this year. he is saying the timing isn't right, just like when his dad tries to clap along to a song. >> 49ers super bowl champions, those that donate to countries in africa and south america. no, no, they are. which is good news because those people are getting tired of wearing those president romney t-shirts. >> what is your name? >> former massachusetts senator scott brown is in talks to become a contributor on fox news. first they have to check his background and test his knowledge of current events and if he fails he'll start monday. >> last two months they fired sarah palin, former part-time governor of alaska and dick morris, well-known political pundit
today, rush limbaugh came out in favor of obama care. >> these are not the drones you're looking for. >> actual footage, president obama skeet shooting at the white house. look at this. >> pull. >> the white house released president obama skeet shooting but nobody bothered to find out what he's actually shooting at. we have it. take a look. >> mitt romney's son, tag -- tag. >> you're it. >> denying reports he will run for senate this year. he is saying...
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rubio trying to sell immigration reform to conservative media outlets, people like rush limbaugh, folks on fox news and when you're trying to do that, you probably also can't be seen at the white house with president obama. so marco rubio had a delicate dance supporting reform. and he doesn't want to get too close to president obama. >> and the fact that mccain and graham are talking with the president, as well, on sequester. we know there are no meetings on tap for mcconnell or boehner. what do we make of that, mark? >> they don't want to see the defense cuts go in to effect. it was always thought that these looming defense cuts would be the ones that would force republicans to the negotiating table. that's true for folks like john mccain and lindsay graham but not for other republicans. seeing president obama bring in someone like a john mccain or lindsay graham to support this when it comes to the senate trying to avert the sequester and see if the senate can pass something and then you'll end up trying to see if the house can do the same. >> thank you very much. we'll have more on t
rubio trying to sell immigration reform to conservative media outlets, people like rush limbaugh, folks on fox news and when you're trying to do that, you probably also can't be seen at the white house with president obama. so marco rubio had a delicate dance supporting reform. and he doesn't want to get too close to president obama. >> and the fact that mccain and graham are talking with the president, as well, on sequester. we know there are no meetings on tap for mcconnell or boehner....
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i won't play the sound, but rush limbaugh makes the case this is about 2014. if these are basically a series of stopgap measures that last four months, a year, two years, is this the not new normal? >> i do think it is the new normal, but not about 2014. the best case for what we're doing right now, the thing that makes it look best is to say there are three ways to have this fight this year, there's a debt ceiling, which we thought was going to happen -- four, actually, the fiscal cliff, which didn't happen, that would have been bad. a debt ceiling, which would have been unimaginably horrible, a hell storm of epic proportions. a continuing resolution which could lead to a government shutdown, and a sequester. the sequester is, of these four, probably the least damaging to the economy, the least disruptive, least freakout to the market. there's an advantage to the fact boehner has moved his people to have a fight on the sequester. obama and him are going to have a fight on the sequester and hopefully we'll figure this out before we get to the debt ceiling or s
i won't play the sound, but rush limbaugh makes the case this is about 2014. if these are basically a series of stopgap measures that last four months, a year, two years, is this the not new normal? >> i do think it is the new normal, but not about 2014. the best case for what we're doing right now, the thing that makes it look best is to say there are three ways to have this fight this year, there's a debt ceiling, which we thought was going to happen -- four, actually, the fiscal cliff,...
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. >> there has been a lot of pushback from the conservative entertainment complex, one being rush limbaugh. i want to hear what he had to say after eric cantor's speech. >> there isn't any resistance to obama anywhere. and it's going to get worse. even from this point. it is because of who obama is and what his policies are and the perception that the american people massively support it all. and that's cantor is saying we're going to have to do a better job of explaining who we are. we need to do a better job of explaining why we're doing what we're doing. that's -- i think -- well, that epitomizes how lost they all feel. and right now, folks, there is no fight. >> so hogan, they have been labeled -- the right, that is, as the party of no. if eric cantor is rearticulating the position, is it basically just saying going from no, to nooo -- just to slow it down? because schultz was saying that eric cantor has a new tube of lipstick but it's the same old pig. >> right. i don't think we need any republican candidates that are any less conservative. i think we need republican candidates that a
. >> there has been a lot of pushback from the conservative entertainment complex, one being rush limbaugh. i want to hear what he had to say after eric cantor's speech. >> there isn't any resistance to obama anywhere. and it's going to get worse. even from this point. it is because of who obama is and what his policies are and the perception that the american people massively support it all. and that's cantor is saying we're going to have to do a better job of explaining who we...
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i have yet to hear an elected official take on rush limbaugh ever on any issue. it's still the hard right that makes the noise. thank you. tom davis, not a member of the hard right. >>> up next, republicans have been trying to to make it harder for minorities to vote, and now the supreme court of the united states is considering whether a key part of the 1965 voting rights act should be struck down. that's section five. that's the one that makes every state check out any changes in its election law with the justice department. this is "hardball," the place for politics. postal service® works for thousands of home businesses. because at usps.com® you can pay, print and have your packages picked up for free. i can even drop off free boxes. i wear a lot of hats. well, technically i wear one. the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. hmm, we need a new game. ♪ that'll save the day. ♪ so will bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet. the only one with trap + lock technology. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than
i have yet to hear an elected official take on rush limbaugh ever on any issue. it's still the hard right that makes the noise. thank you. tom davis, not a member of the hard right. >>> up next, republicans have been trying to to make it harder for minorities to vote, and now the supreme court of the united states is considering whether a key part of the 1965 voting rights act should be struck down. that's section five. that's the one that makes every state check out any changes in its...